Real-Time Sports Data
For Developers
The NBA season is underway: live scores, play-by-play and webhooks from opening night.
Live NFL, college football, NBA, NHL, MLB and soccer—REST API and WebSocket push, delivered within about a second of our source and built for reliability.
Live odds, line movement, and real-time scores for betting apps, sportsbooks, and fantasy platforms.
AI-powered Betting Intel—head-to-head predictions and line movement charts in one dashboard for Starter, Growth, Pro, and Scale plans.
✓ 1,000 free API calls in your first month • ✓ Instant API key • ✓ Full documentation
Try it: no signup, no key
Run a real request against the live API. Responses are cached for up to 30 seconds; long lists are shortened here (5 items, nested lists 3).
Upcoming, live and recent games for the league, with teams, scores and status.
curl "https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/football/leagues/nfl/events?limit=5" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your key. Base URL: https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1
1,000 calls in your first month, then 125/month. No credit card. Every data endpoint and league.
Why Choose Realtime Sports API?
Betting & Odds
Live odds and line movement—spread, moneyline, over/under via API and WebSocket; odds-change webhooks for instant updates.
AI-Powered Betting Intel
Head-to-head history, AI-generated prediction insights, and line movement charts—all in one dashboard for paid plans. For information only, not wagering advice.
Explore Betting Intel →Real-Time Updates
Play-by-play pushed within about a second of our source, typically 20–30 seconds behind live action.
Reliable & Secure
Built for reliability, with API key authentication and usage quotas.
Easy Integration
Simple REST API with comprehensive documentation and examples.
Comprehensive Data
Events, plays, penalties, teams, officials, athletes, and stats.
Security
What Developers Build With It
Live scoreboards
Home dashboards, LED scoreboards and stream overlays that update from WebSocket push instead of polling.
Alerts and bots
Discord and Slack bots or text alerts triggered by webhooks on scoring plays, status changes and final scores.
Fantasy and pick'em apps
Schedules, rosters, athlete stats and play-by-play under one schema and one API key across leagues.
Common Questions
What is a fast sports data API?
Realtime Sports API is a real-time sports data API covering 29 leagues live, including NFL, college football, NBA, NHL, MLB and 23 soccer competitions. It provides live scores, play-by-play updates, and game state information, pushed within about a second of our source (typically 20–30 seconds behind live action).
How do I get game state from a sports API?
Use our /events/live endpoint to get current game state, scores, status, and play-by-play data. Webhooks and WebSockets provide real-time updates as games progress.
What's the best real-time sports API?
Realtime Sports API offers REST, webhooks and WebSockets on every paid plan, one schema across leagues, and 1,000 free calls in your first month (then 125/month). Perfect for building sports apps, betting platforms, and fantasy sports.
Do you have a free sports API?
Yes! Our free tier includes 1,000 API calls in your first month (then 125/month) with access to all supported leagues. No credit card required. Perfect for testing and small projects.
29 Leagues Live, Real-Time Data
Live scores, WebSocket push and webhooks for NFL, college football, NBA, men's college basketball, MLB, NHL and 23 soccer competitions.
In season now
🏈 Football
- NFL
- College Football (NCAA)
🏀 Basketball
- NBA
- Men's College Basketball (NCAA)
⚾ Baseball & 🏒 Hockey
- MLB
- NHL
⚽ Soccer (23 competitions)
- MLS, U.S. Open Cup, NWSL, Liga MX
- Premier League, Championship, FA Cup, League Cup, Women's Super League
- La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1
- UEFA Champions League, Europa League, Conference League, Women's Champions League
- FIFA World Cup and World Cup qualifiers (UEFA, CONMEBOL, AFC, CAF, CONCACAF)
Access live scores, play-by-play, teams, athletes, and stats across every supported league
Ready to Build Something Amazing?
Start with 1,000 free calls in your first month.
No credit card required • Instant API key • Full documentation
Setup takes less than 2 minutes • Cancel anytime
Have Questions? We're Here to Help
Need help getting started? Want to discuss enterprise plans? Reach out and we'll get back to you within 24 hours.
Response time: Usually within 24 hours • Enterprise inquiries welcome